Curtain or drapery hanger



Dec. 12, 1933. M. BERNHARD CURTAIN 0R DRAPERY HANGER Filed Nov. 1, 1932 IN V EN TOR. OE/W5 fifm/fmeo ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 12, 1933 TES UNITED. STA

1,939,617 CURTAIN on DRAPERY HANGER Morris Bernhard, New York, N. Y. Application November 1, 1932. Serial No. 640,684

' 5 Claims, (01. 156-10) My invention relates to improvements in ourtain or drapery hangers.

An important object of the invention is to provide, as a unitary article of manufacture, a flexible tape to be attached to the curtain and having secured thereto, at spaced intervals, alined ringlike elements to receive the rods on which the curtains are hung, the ring-like elements being preferably formed of substantially rigid metal and being so connected to the tape that they may be disposed flatly thereagainst when not in useto hang a curtain and transversely to the tape to receive the rods.

In connection with the foregoing, it is a further object of the invention to so construct the ring-like elements which receive the curtain rods, and to so connect them to the tapes that they will constitute stiffening elements preventing the tape from gathering when supporting the curtain.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent and will be pointed out during the course of the following description of the accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a curtain and tape embodying my invention secured thereto and hung on a rod;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the curtain, tape,

. and rod receiving elements shown in Fig. 1 with two of the elements disposed at substantially right angles to or transversely of the tape and another flatly disposed thereagainst;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a tape with one of the elements, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, secured to the tape by a particular form of staple;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another form of rod receiving element applied to a tape;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a further modification showing an element similar to that shown in Figs. 5 and 6 secured to the tape by a different means; and

Fig. 8 is a view of an element similar to that shown in Figs. 1-3 with another means of securing it to the tape;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another modification of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a curtain or drape across which, adjacent its top edge, is secured a flexible or fabric tape 11. The tape may be secured to the curtain by stitches along a line across the curtain which will be in front of the usual rod 12,

determined by the distance of the rod from the floor and the length of the curtain. In order to hang the curtain on the rod with the rod obscured from view, in accordance with myinvention, the tape has secured thereto a plurality of preferably metal ring-like elements 13, which, as illustrated in Fig. 1, are designed to accommodate a round rod. The rings 13 have a flat portion 14, which is' preferably of an appreciable length and terminating adjacent the top and bottom edges of the tape, so that the portion 14 is disposed flatly against the tape and may be secured thereto by looping threads over the portion 14 when weaving the tape or applyingthe threads by separate stitches afterwards,there preferably being enough of the threads orstitches 15 to cover the entire flat portion 14. Thus, the ringlike elements 13, at the points where they are secured to the tape, impart a stiffening thereto because of the flat surface 14, and it will be noted, are hingedly secured to thetape, so that, as shown in Fig. 2, the rings may be swung to lie flatly against the tape when not in use to hang the curtain. When the tape with the rings secured thereto in the manner specified, has been sewn to the curtain along the proper lineyit ,is simply necessary to swing the rings 13 out transversely or at substantially right angles to the tape and curtain andthe axis of the rod 12 in order to insertthe rod therethroug h. Obviously, the

curtain may be pleated or gathered by sliding the rings 13 along the rod toward each other or may be held in flat extended position as desired.

When the curtains are taken down for storing,

the rings 13 may again be swung in against the tape, so that the curtain may be. flatly folded with the tape and rings still secured in proper place thereon. l

The same features, namely, the stiffening of the tape'where the ring-like elementsare at:- tached, and the hinged connection of the rings, may be obtained without weaving or sewing the rings to thetape. For instance, in Fig. 3, the ring 13 is the same as the ring 13 of Fig. 1, but is secured to the tape 11' by, staples having a channel or groove 16, to receive the flattened portion of the ring against the tape 11'. On

opposite sides of the channel or groove 16 there are wings 17, each provided with prongs 18 which can be inserted through the tape as shown in Fig. 4, and then bent up against the tape to hingedly secure the rings against the tape. In this embodiment of the invention, the flat portion of the ring as well as wings 18 impart a stiffening to the tape, and the groove or channel 16 permits positioning of the rings flatly against the tape or transversely thereto.

Still another embodiment of the invention wherein the foregoing desirable features are still had, is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, where instead of having the ring made separately from the means for securing it to the tape, the securing means are formed as a part thereof. This is accomplished by bending a metallic strip having pointed ends 19, in such a manner as to provide a loop 20 to receive the rod, and straight arms 21, extending in opposite directions and terminating at the prongs 19, which may be inserted through the tape and then bent up thereagainst to secure the loops to the tape. It will be noted, that the flattened arms 21 afiord the stiffening where the elements are attached to the tape, and when the prongs 19 have been bent up on the tape beneath the arms 21 respectively, the loops 20 are also so connected tothe tape that they may be disposed flatly thereagainst or transversely thereto.

Still another arrangement similar to that disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6 is illustrated in Fig. 7, where the metallic strip or wire is bent to pro vide a loop 20 terminating in flat arms 21 which rest against the tape. These arms are secured to the tape by means of staples engaging thereover and through the tape or by means of stitch- -i ing as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the loops are gtion of element and attaching means, and illustrating the rod as being of generally ovalshape. I would mention that it is not essential to the invention to have the rings or loops described in Figs. 1-7 necessarily circular, as many curtain rods are flat and'the rings may be of any shape to accommodate the rods. The ovalshaped ring-like member 22 in Fig. 8 has a flat portion 23 disposed against the tape, and is shown secured thereto by two staples 24 which engageover the arm 23 with their ends piercing the tape and bent up thereagainst.

.In Fig. 9, I have shown another modification of the ring-like member and means of attaching it to the tape wherein the rod receiving element or ring-like member is designated generally by the numeral 25 and is of generally oblong shape especially adapted to receive fiat rods. One side of the member 25, that which confronts and is attached to the tape, is bent to form shoulders or offsets 26 between which there .is a straight portion which is attached to the tape by clip 27, generally similar to the clip shown in Fig. 3, but having the prongs which pierce the tape located at its ends instead of its sides. The clip 27 is also particularly the channel 29. It is not absolutely necessary to offset one side of the oblong element 25, but it is preferable in that it permits use of a smaller clip and thus results in a saving of metal. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 9, we may assume that the tape is of a width of 1%" and that the length of the ring-like member 25 is 1 while the length of the portion between the shoulders 26 need only be around so that the clip will be of a corresponding length, thus permiting production of a clip from one-half the amount of metal that would be necessary if the clip was of approximately the same length as the element 25.

-In each instance or embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing the rod receiving element flatly engages the tape and is secured thereto in such a manner that the elements may rest flatly thereagainst as when packaging the tapes for sale as unitary hangers to be secured to the curtain, or when storing curtainswith the tapes secured thereto. Furthermore, each embodiment provides for stiffening the tapes at points where the pull is exerted when the curtains are hung to prevent wrinkling of the tape and assuring a neat appearance to the curtain. It should also be obvious that the several attaching means are not necessarily limited to the particular form of element in connection with which the illustration is made in the drawing.

I claim: 7

l. A curtain hanging tape-comprising a strip of flexible fabric having aplurality of spaced apart rings eachhaving a flattened portion pivotally secured to one face of the strip, said rings being alined and adapted to receive a curtain rod or pole.

2. A curtain hanging tape comprising a relatively narrow fabric strip having a plurality of spaced apart metal rings hingedly secured to one face of the strip, said rings being alined and adapted to receive a curtain rod or pole.

I 3. A curtain hanging tape comprising a relatively narrow fabric strip having a plurality of alined and spaced apart metal ring-like elements having flat portions engaging the strip, and separate means passing over said portions of each ring and into the strip for pivotally connecting the rings to permit them to lie fiat against the strip or stand transversely thereto.

4. The structure of claim 3 wherein said separate means comprise staples having a channel receiving the flat portionsand prongs engaging through the strip.

5. A curtain hanger tape comprising a strip of fabric material, a plurality of spaced apart metal ring-like members secured to one face of the strip, said ring-like members being of generally oblong shape and having on one side an offset portion of less length than the length of said side, means secured over said offset portion and through the tape and terminating adjacent the ends of .said offset portion to hingedly and non-slidably hold the ring-like member on the tape.

MORRIS BEBNHARD. 

